Method of making composite color pictures



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J. A. BALL METHOD OF MAKING COMPOSITE COLOR PICTRES Filed Sept. 16. 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Sept. 6, 1 927.

UNITED STATES PATENT oEFIcE.Q

'JOSEPH A. BALL, 0F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO TECHNICOLOR MOTION l PICTURE CORPORATION, OF'BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

METHOD OF MAKING COMPOSITE COLOR PICTURES.

This invention has to do with the production of composite pictures (specifically, although not necessarily, motion pictures), which will reproduce a composite object field more or less accurately iii natural colors.

The art of producing composite motion pictures has been more or less successfully applied to `and practiced with regard to black and white pictures, typical methods involving the taking of what may be termed a background negative and also what may be termed an action negative, and then combining the images of the action with the images of the background so that the action shall then appear to have taken place before the background. By suitable methods any two images which have been taken on separately exposed negatives can be combined, but, to facilitate the `description of the present invention, it will be assumed, without limitation, that the two negatives to be combined are, respectively, a negative of a background and a negative of an action.

The method most ordinarily employed (for combining two such negatives may be briefly described as follows: The background negative may be taken at any time or place. The

action negative is taken at any time orplace,

but is usually taken before a black or nonactinic ground so that the resulting action negative when developed will show images ofthe action in a. substantially transparent field. From this action negative a, positive is made, the positive showing ajpositive image of the action in a substantially 'opaque field. Then what is termed a negative mat is made, either by suitable treatment of the original action negative or by suitable treatment of another negative made from the action positive. Such negative mat may be made from the action positive by suitable overdeveloping, the result being a substantially opaque silhouette of the action image in a substantially transparent field. Or the negative mat may be made, forl instance, by opaqueing either action negative by hand with suitable opaque pigment. t

Then a print is made from a positive of the background negative onto a fresh negative with the negative action. mat interposed; so that the fresh negative is exposed and a latent background image produced in all parts of that negative except the part covered bythe opaque silhouette image of the action in the negative mat. Then before development this partially exposed negative is printed upon from the action positive, which prints the positive image into the part previously unexposed. yThe completely exposed negative when developed then has a composite image that shows the action as if it had actually taken place in front of the selected background.

The .foregoing description involves only two original films exposed to two scenes; but itkwill be readily recognized that there may be a third which may be combined in the same manner with the composite of the first two; and thus anynumber of scenes may `be composed.

Color pictures are also Well known to the art. .The type of color pictures concerned in this invention are those in Which a film, or complemental films, carry two or more series of images representing two or more different color aspects of an object field. A1- though the invention will be seen not to be limited to any specific type or specific kind of suoli color motion pictures, or to a film carrying only two series of complementa] color record images, the invention will be vexplained in typical and illustrative form as applied to those color ,motion pictures known in the art as technicolon Specifically, in such pictures, an original negative film is exposed through suitable color filters to the same object field in such a manner that the film, when developed, carries two series of images representing respectively two color aspects vof the object field. For the purpose of the following explanation the two color records thus obtained may be referred -to as blue and red, although that definition is not technically accurate. In the present typical'form of such technicolor pictures a single original negative film strip is so exposed that alternate images are records of red and blue, respectively; and the arrangement of the images `is made such thatadjacent-v red and blue record images form a pair or set which are symmetrically arranged in all respects with reference to what may be termed a registration axis transverse of the film. p

Various methods are knownA for finally combining and coloring .the corresponding blue and red record ima es for final projection, by either the addltive or subtractive method and either before or durin such final projection; but the methods used in the technicolor process here specifically and illustratively referred to involves printing of the several red records upon one film and the several blue, records upon another film,

and the development, coloring and physical methods for forming a composite picture to such a color .pictureas above described, certain diiiiculties havebeen encountered, not

only in matters of proper registration but also in matters relatin to what may be termed color balance an image density balance. For instance, the red and blue record images of the action negative or negatives may have a color balance dierent from those of the background. Such substantial difference of color balance may be due to various causes. For instance, it may -be caused by the background having been taken in natural light and the action having been taken by artificial light. On the other hand, the color balance in the sets of images of both action and background iilms may be substantially identic; but, due to great contrast between the color of the background and that ofl the action, in inal projection one or the other or both may appear to be a. color differentv from what it actually is. For instance, in a composite picture wherein a rider. on a white horse forms the action and a forest fire forms the background, a1- though the actual color balance in the color records of both films was substantially the same, upon projection the white horse, by contrast, appeared to be of a greenish hue.

In such aA final composite color picture there may be either an actual lack of color balance or an apparent lack; and it is an object of this invention to provide a method of formin such composite color pictures by which eit er such actual or apparent lack of color balance is corrected. Also it is an object to provide a simple and easy method of composing the action and background images 1n accurate register and to control, together with the colorbalance control, the relative total densities of the final action and background image parts that make u the whole composite image. Broadly spea ing,

' oped negative of an action;

the object is achieved by suitably controlling the relative intensities of the prints of the several color records so as to modify or maintain the proper or desired color balance; do-

.derstood from the following detailed specification wherein one concrete but merely illustrative form of the invention is set out,

' reference for this purpose being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a viewr showing an original devel- Fig. 2 shows an original tive of a background;

Fig. 3 shows a background positive printed from the negative of Fig; 2;

Fig. 4 shows an action positive printed from the negative of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 shows a ne ative mat made from either the negative o Fig. 1 or the positive of Fig. 4;-

developed nega- Fi 6 shows a negative printed from the positive of Fig. 3 through the negative of Fig. 5, this figure showing said negative as it would appear if developed;

Fig. 7 shows the negative of Fig. 6 after it has been printed npon from the, positive of Fig. 4 and developed; x

Fig. 8 is a diagram illustrating how the blue andred record images of the negative of Fig. 7 may be printed upon two separate positive Elms;

Fig. 9 is a dia am illustrating a method of printing used 1n both printing operations upn the negative shown in Figs. 6 and 7; an

Fig. 10 is a diagram illustrating a modiiied method that may be used for said printings. I

The shade lines .in Figs. 1 to 7 are intended to represent relative densities, not colors.

Fig. 1 shows a develo ed action negative N which has been exposed) to the action, preferably before a black or non-actinic ground so that in the developed negative the action ima es as shown at I will appear in a clear fiel or ground G. In the type of film illustrated, these action images .of the adjacent blue and red records forming a pair or set are symmetrical with respect to an axis C, on or near which the registering perforations R are located. Such an arrangement of theu images on the film with rei ferential shrinkage of diferent parts of a film or of the two color record films that are inally printed and physically superposed, is substantially itnot wholl compensated, so that the superposed colbr record images are easily put into very accurate registration.

Fig. 2 shows asimilar type of negative with lpairs of blue and red record images of a background. The invention, as applied illustratively to negatives of this type, has the result of combining the. images of negative N in accurate register with the images of negative N1 and maintaining the proper or corrected color balance in both the images.

From negative N1 it is typical that a background positive P will be made. In making this positive the two films N1 and P will be registered by registration of perforations R. and preferably two frames will be printed simultaneously, and preferably one' blue record and one red record simultaneously. Typically the printing may be of the corresponding blue and red records of a pair.

Any necessary or desirable correction of color balance in the background images may he. obtainedat the time of printing positive P from negative N1; or may be obtained, as I hereinafter describe, in a later printing from positive P onto negative N3 shown in Fig. 6.

Action positive P1 (Fig. 4) is made by printing trom negative N, in the same manner of printing that positive P has been made from negative N1. Positive P1 consequently shows the characteristic positive blue vand red rccord images of the action in an opaque or substantially opaque ground G1. The color balance controlhereinafter described may be exercised ifdesired in the printing of' positive P1, instead of in the subsequent step of printing from that positive. IIowever, it may be desirable that color balance control and the consequent variation of color balance be eii'ected in a printing from positive P1,-as the variation of color balance obtained during the printing of positive P1 by varying the intensity of printing the respective blue and red recordvimages might substantially vary the opaqueness of grounds in theI blue and red record frames; which might result in some ogging of the background image on the iinal negative N4, Adue to a relative transparency of some of theopaque grounds in positive P1.

Positive P1 forme, in the particular and illustrative composition method herein explained, the action positive used in final printing upon negative N4. The negative mat such as shown at N2 in Fig. 5 may be made in several different" manners. For instance, it may be made by coating the action images of negative N with some suitable opaque substanceV and preferably one that is removable; or a negative may be registration and exposure.

printed from positive P1 and its action images coated in the same manner; or a negative may be printed from positive P1 with a suiiciently long development to give the action images the necessary opaqueness.

.Bv whatever method negative N1 is made it v h 7 will have substantially opaque action image silhouettes S in substantially transparent grounds G. And this negative, if made by steps involving printing from positive P1, will be. produced vby the same method of registration printing as hereinbefore described, positive P1 having been printed from negative N, using that same method of registration and printing.

In the next step of the method the backgroundpositive is printed upon a fresh negative N3, with negative matN2 interposed, all three ilms being registered by the registration perforations R and the printing being preferably carried on simultaneously for pairs of blue and red record images. The result of this printing, if it were developed at this point, would show'as in Fig. 6, each frame showing a negative image of the background with a clear hole exactly the saine in size, shape and position as the action 'images in the original actionnegative N. However, negative N3 is not at this time developed, but is next printed upon from positive P1, using the same method of Only the positive images I1 of positive P1 are printed as negative images I2 upon negative N3. Due to the exact registration obtained these images are printed upon negative N3 exactly in registration with the holes previously left unaffected in thatnegative; so that upon subsequent development the negative shows as at Nt1 in Fig. 7 with negative actiongimages I2 appearing within the negative background images.

The typical method'of now composing the composite blue and red record images of negative N'1 is the subject matter of United States Let-ters Patent No.1,583,108, May 4, 1926; Fig. 8 shows diagrammatically the essentials of the method; said patent explains such a method in detail and describes a suitable printing machine for carrying out the method. By this method negative N1 is moved longitudinally step by step, each movement being through the distance indicated by (l in Fig. S-a distance corresponding to double the distance between successive frames, or equal to the distance between adjacent registration axes C. Two fresh positives P2 and P3 are moved behind negative NI1 step by step but through distances only equal to the distance between successive image frames. Thus the tWo postives P2 and P3 will have registration perforations R1 at distances equal to the distances between successive frames. For purposes of illustration, the registration perforations in the as shown in Fig. 8, the printing of two frames may take place simultaneously through the two printing apertures shown diagra.' imatically at O, two sources of light L and L1 being used-for that purpose. Negative N4 is then moved through the distance d and each positive is moved through one-half that distance, and another simultaneous ,printingl effected. After the positives are developed they may then be l'assembled in Iregistry by registering their perforations R1,

- and the result is a composite positive having superposed accurately registering color records whichl b their combined effect after being proper y \colored show ythe original scenes in natural color.

Now there are two distinct color relationi ships involved in the iilm and the method here described, in either or both of which an inaccurate or undesired color balance may occur. Either the finished film as a whole may be out of proper color balance as regards blue and red record images (and that means that both the initial background and action 'films are lout of proper or desired color-balance) or the final finished film may be in good color balance as regards one `of its com onents,... say the background images, whi e it is ont of proper or desired color* balance as regards other of its components, say the action images." And in addition to the matter of color balance there is also the matter of relative densities between the final- A ly assembled color imagesof the background and that Yof the action. All these matters are taken care of in the manner now described:

In Fig. 9 I illustrate, for instance, the background positive P, during the operation of printing upon negative N3, with negative N2 interposed. During this printing, as Iy have said before, the three films are registered-by means of their registration perforations R, registration pins T entering perforations R; and the films being moved ste y by step through distances equal to the di tance between successive registration axes C. Fig. 9 illustrates in diagram a double aperture printer similar to the one shown in Patent No. 1,583,108, two apertures being indicated at O1 in such relative position that simultaneous printing takesplace of the blue and red record images of a pair. Two lights L and L1 may be used for this purpose, and a single shutter U rotates one revolution for each complete cycle of movement of the `images lms. Apertures such as those illustrated diagrammatically' .at V conne the light from L to one printingl aperture O1 and the light from L1' to the other printing aperture O1. Lights lL and L1 may be connected into such a control circuit as is described in Patent No. 1,583,108, and illustrated diav grammatically in Fig. 9. One current lead 10 may go to light L and by branch 11 to light L1. Between L and L1 is connected a resistance 12.having a movable contact 13 which is connected by 14 to movable cont-act 15 of variable resistance 16, which is connected to the other lead 17. Adjustment of the resistance at 16 varies the total intensity of the two lights L and L1 and thereby varies the total intensity of printing of both the color records onto film N3. Variation of the resistance at'12 varies the relative intensities of L and L1 and thereby'varies the relative intensities of printing of the two color records from positive P tol negative N3. Thus by proper control of the prlnting lights not only is the total density of the blue and red record prints on Na controlled (the total density that will appear when the blue and e red records are superposed), but also the relative densities of those two color record prints 1s controlled. The first-control has relation to the iinal relative densities between the final color-composite image of the background and that of the action. The second control has relation to the attainment of the desired color balance between the blue and red record images of the background.

When negative N8 is then printed onto from positive P1 to make the composite negative N4, the same system of control and pr1nt1ng)is used, the printing of the action as to total density and as to relative density .as between the blue and red record images.

In both the printings (background and action) onto the composite negative NA1 the total densities may be controlled so as to be substantially alike, or so as to bear any desired relationship to each other. Andin both said printing operations the relative densities of the prints upon the composite negative may be controlled so as to obtain, as between the background and the action, either the same color balance or any desired difference of color balance. The result may thus lbe made such that in the final printing (the operation illustrated-'in Fig. 8) there may be no need for modifying the color balance as between the composite blue and redl record lmages.

But the series of operations may be carried out in such a manner that a modification of color balance may in some circumstances be obtained in the operation illustrated in Fig. 8. For instance, if the background and action images are out of the vdesired color balance by the same amount and eing controlled and regulated both` in the same direction, it is possible in the operations illustrated in Fig. 9 merely to control the total printing intensities to obtain the desired relative total densities of prints as between the background and action images, then correct or modify the color balance of the background and action images at once in the operation of Fig. 8. Also the same might be the case if both background and action images were out of color balance in different manners; one of them being brought into the color balance of the other by the operation illustrated in Fig. 9, and then, both of them beingin the same condition as regards color balance, the proper` color balance being obtained by proper control in the operation illustrated in Fig. 8.

For this purpose the lights vL and L1 are indicated as being controllable in Fig. 8 in the same manner as in Fig. 9.

But` in most cases the control of both color lbalance and of the relative total densities are carried out in the operations of printing onto the composite negative N4 by the method illustrated in Fig. 9. The proper total densities and also the proper relative color balance having there been obtained, it is then only necessary to control the operation of Fig. 8 specifically as regards total method and apparatus for obtaining automatic control of the light intensities and thus of both the total density and relative densities of the prints.

The specific method of printing illustrated in Fig. 9 involving a double aperture printer, a blue and a red record being printed preferably simultaneously', and registration be- .ing obtained by means of the registration apertures on or near the axisl of symmetry of pairs of images, substantially eliminates all the lack of registration in the images of the final double thickness film made up of positives P2 and P3. This is particularly important in making up a composite background and action picture as herein described, because it is very commonly the case that the original background negative may be taken at a time far removed from that at which the original action negative is taken; and, as is well known, theshrinkage of motion picture film is governed very largely by its age. Thus in a typical instance the original background negative may be relatively much older and therefore much more shrunk than the original action nega tive, land in any ordinary method of.. printing they unexposed spaces in-negative .N3 and prints upon that negative from positive P1 would fail to register. The method herein described completely takes care of all such matters of registration, because the amount of shrinkage in the distance between any of the images land lits corresponding axis of registration or registration perforations is necessarily very minute.

However, in cases where the two original negatives have shrunk substantially equally, such a method of printing as shown in Fig. l0 may be used. Here, for instance, is illustrated the positive P1 and negative N 3 being printed from that positive. A single printing 'apertureY O2 is employed and the two lilms may be moved step by step through the printer in distances equal to distances between successive frames, one .frame being printed at a time. A shutter U may then be used having two apertures 20 and 21, one at least of which has an adjustable vane 22 by which it may be closed down toany desired extent. Shutter U will in this case be rotated one-half a revolution for each com- .'plete movement of the film, so that first the may be had by resistance 23, will control the records.

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1. The method of making a composite color picture, that includes exposing actinic surfaces separately to object scenes desired to be composed in a single picture and obtaining on said surfaces a plurality of sets total density of printing of both color of complemental color record images repre` senting different color aspects of the respective object scenes, then combining the several corresponding color record images of all said surfaces on a single actinic surface, so that each color record image is then a composite of the several original object scenes, and iinallycombining all the composite images in register. v

2. The method of making a composite color picture, that includes exposing actinic surfaces separately to object scenes desired to be composed in a single picture and obtaining on said surfaces a plurality of sets of complemental color record images representing different color aspects of the respective object scenes, then combining the several corresponding color record images of all said surfaces on a single actinic surface, so, that -each color record image is then a composite desired to be composed in a single picture* and obtaining on said surfaces a plurality of sets of com lemental color recor images representing ifferent color aspects of the respective object scenes, then combining the several .corresponding color record images of desired to be composedin a single picture and obtaining on each surface a plurality of sets of complemental color vrecord images representingdiferent color aspects of the respective object scenes, then combining the several corresponding color record images of the two said surfaces on a single actinic surface, so that each color record image is then.

a composite of the two original object scenes,

` and finally combining on a single actinic surface allthe composite images that record the same color.-

5,'The method of making av compositev color picture, that includes exposing actinic surfaces separately to object scenes desired to be-composed in a single picture and obtaining on said surfaces sets of complemental color record images representing different coloraspects of thel respective object scene, then combining the several corresponding color record images of all said surfaces on a single actinic surface, so that each color record image is then a composite of the .several original object scenes,- and finally combining all the composite images in reggister.

- 6. The method ofimaking a composite color picture, that includes exposing actinic surfaces separately to object scenes desired to be composed in a single picture and obtaining on said surfaces sets of complemental color record ima es representing different color aspects of t e respective object scene,

if then combining the several corresponding liliA color record images of all said surfaces on a single actinic surface, so that each color record image is then a composite of the several original object scenes, 'and .finally combining'on a single actinic surface all'the composite images in register.

7. The -method of 'making, a composite colory picture, that includes exposing two actinic surfaces separately to object scenes desired to be composed in a single picture and obtainin on each surface a set of comglemental co or record images representing iierent color aspects of the respective object scene, then combining the several corresponding color record ima es of the two said surfaces on a single actimc surface, so that each color record image is-then a composite color picture, thatn -includes exposing two actinic surfaces separately to Vobject scenes desired to be composed in a single picture and obtaining on each surfacea set of complemental color record images representing .different color aspects of the respective object scene, then combining the several corresponding color record images of the two said surfaces on a single actinic surface, so that each .colorfrecord' image -is then a composite of the two original ob]ect scenes, and finally combining on a single actinic surface all the composite ima es that record the same color.

9. The method 'of making. a composite color picture, that includes exposing two actinic surfaces separately to two object scenes desired to be .composed in a single picture and obtaining dn each surface two in different color aspects of ,the 'respective object scene, then combining Von a single actinicsurfacetheeach pair of color record images that record ythe same color, sol that complemental color record images representb oth color record images are thencompos-ites of the' two original object scenes, and finally combining the two composite images. 10. The .method of making a composite color picture, that .includes exposing two actinic surfaces 'separately` to two object scenes desir'edto be composedin a single picture and obtaining on each surface two complemental. color record images representing different color aspects of the respective object scene, then combining on a single actinic surface the each pair of color record images that record the same color, so that both color 'record images are then composites of the two original Object scenes, and finally combining on a single actinic surface the twocomposite images.

11. The method of making a. composite color picture, that includes exposing actinic surfaces Vseparately to object. scenes desired tb be composed in a single picture andobtaining on said surface-sets of complemental color record images representing dierent -color aspects of the 'respective object scene,

transposing and composing the several corresponding color record lmages from said actinic surfaces onto another actinic surface by printing, controlling the intensities of said printings of all the color records and thereby controlling the total density of print from all the color'records of each first mentioned actinic surface and also the relative density of print from the complemental color records of the several first mentioned actinic surfaces; .whereby on .the second mentioned-actinic surface a set of complemental color record .images is obtained which are composite images of the voriginal scenes and wherein the Acolor balance and image densities are controlled as to each of the several composite image parts; and

finally combining the composite images.

12. The method of making a. composite color icture that includes exposing actinic surfaces separately to object scenes deslred to be composed in a single picture and obtaining on said surface sets of complemental color record images representing different color aspects of' the respective object scene, transposing and composing the several corresponding color4 record images from said actinic surface onto another actinic surface by printing, controlling the intensities of said printings of all the color records and thereby controlling the total density of print from all the color' records of each first mentioned actinic surface and also the relative density of print from the complemental color records of the several first mentioned actinic surfaces; -whereby on the second mentioned actinic surface a set of complemental color record images is obtained which are composite images of the original scenes and wherein the color balance and image densities are controlled as to each of the several composite image parts; and finally combining the com osite images on a single actinic film by printing and superposing, and controlling the intensities of printings onto said iilm whereby the color balance obtained is finally controlled.

13. The methodof making a composite color picture7 that includes exposing two films separately to two object scenes desired to be composed in a single picture and obtaining on each film a pair of complemental color record images representing different l color aspects of the respective object scene,

transposing and composing the two sets of corresponding color record images from the films onto another film by printing, controlling the intensities of said printings of all the color record images and thereby controlling the total density of print from the two images on each first mentioned filmand also the relative density of print from the two said images, whereby the second meni tioned film then carries a pair of complemental color record images each of which is a compositeV of the original scenes and wherein the color balance and image densities are controlled as to each of the two composite image parts; and finally combining the composite images on a single film by printing and superposing,I and controlling the intensities of printings so that the color balance finally obtained is controlled.

14. The method of making a"composite color picture, that includes yexposing two films separately to two object scenes desired to be composed in a single picture and obtaining on each filma pair of complemental color record images representing different color aspects of the respective object scene, transposing and composing the two sets of corresponding color record images from the film onto another film by. printing, controlling the intensities of said printings of all the color record images and thereby controlling the total density of print from ythe two images on each first mentioned film and also the relative density of print from the two said images, whereby the second mentioned. film then carries a pair of complemental color record images each of which is a composite of the original scenes and wherein the color balance and image densities are controlledas to each of the two composite image parts; and 4finally combining the composite images.

l5. The method of making a composite color negative, ythat includes exposing actinic surfaces separately to object scenes desired to be composed in a single negative and obtaining on said surfaces a plurality of sets` of compiemental color record images representing different color aspects of the respective object scene, then combining the several corresponding color record images of all said surfaces on a single actinic surface, so that each color record image is then a composite of the several original object scenes.

16. The method of making a composite color negative, that includes exposing two actinic surfaces separately to\ object scenes desired to vbe cmposed in a single negative and obtaining on each surface a set of complemental color record images representing different color aspects of the respective object scene, then combining the several corresponding color record images of the two saidk surfaces on a single actinic surface, so that each color record image is then a composite of the original object scenes.

17 The method of making a composite color negative that includes exposing actinic surfaces separately to object scenes desired to be composed in a single negative and obtaining on said surfaces sets of complemental color record images .representing different color aspects of the respective object scene, transposing and composingthe several corresponding color record images from said actinic surfaces onto another actinic surface by printing, vcontrolling the intensities of said printings'ofall the color records and thereby controlling the total density of print from all the color records of each first mentioned actinic surfacecaud also the relative density of print from the complemental color records of the several first mentioned actinic surfaces; whereby on the second mentioned actinic surface a set of complemental color record images is obtained which are composite images of the original scenes Vto be composed in a single negative and obtaining on each ilm a pair of complemental color record images representing diere'nt color aspects of the respect-ive object scene,

transposing and composing the two sets of corresponding color record ima' es from the ilmfonto another film by print1ng,controly lingI the intensities of said printings of all the ,color record images and thereby controlling the total density of print from the two images oneach'irst mentioned film and also the relative density of print from the two said images, whereby the second mentioned lm then carries a pair of complemental color record images each of which is a composite of thev original scenes and wherein the color balance and image densi.-

ties are controlled as to eachof the two) composite image parts.

19.1The methodlor` making a composite color picture vnegative from two negatives' each of which carries a pair of complemental color record lmages representing different color aspects of object scenes desired to be composed in a single negative, said method including transposing and composing the ltwo sets of corresponding color record images from the two films onto another lilm l scenes and wherein the color balance and' image densities are controlled as to each of lthe two composite image parts.

In witness, that Iclaim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 28th day of August, 1926. f J

- JOSEPH A; BALL# 

